China’s AI rise is powered by open-weight models. It could face a tough choice
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-07-08 15:00 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Asia, Technology & AI, China, Asia Pacific, Technology
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As cutting-edge models like Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 rapidly close the performance gap with frontier models, policy analysts warn a regulatory shift may be imminent
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